Charley Thomson

This article is about the Iowa politician. For the Illinois politician, see Charles M. Thomson. For other people, see Charles Thomson (disambiguation).
Charley Thomson
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 58th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded bySteve Bradley
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Charles City, Iowa, United States
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
University of Iowa
Occupationattorney

Charles M. Thomson (born 1960) is an American politician.

Charley Thomson was born in Charles City, Iowa, in 1960. He graduated from Charles City Community High School in 1978, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1983, then obtained a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1987.[1] Thomson practiced law, and lived in Charles City and Chicago. He was the lead developer of the McQuillen Place apartments in his hometown.[2]

Thomson first ran for political office in 2020, losing to Craig Clark in the Republican Party primary for District 52 of the Iowa House of Representatives.[3] He finished ahead of Jim Wright and Sean Galleger in the 2022 primary for House District 58,[4][5][6] and defeated Democratic Party candidate Dene Lundberg in the general election.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Charley Thomson". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Hardy, Kevin (February 6, 2019). "Is Iowa to blame for this town's 'desperately needed' $9 million housing project sitting unfinished and empty?". Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Grob, James (27 May 2020). "Republicans Thomson, Clark vie in Tuesday primary to run against Prichard". Charles City Press.
  4. ^ "Charley Thomson beats two opponents in Republican primary for District 58 representative". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. June 5, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2024. Republished by the Globe-Gazette
  5. ^ Steenson, Bob (June 2, 2022). "Three Republicans vie for party spot to seek new Iowa House District 58". Charles City Press. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Steenson, Bob (June 9, 2022). "Voters pick Mack as Democratic supervisor candidate, Thomson for GOP Iowa House 58 run". Charles City Press. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Pitz, Mark (November 9, 2022). "Charles City's Thomson to Represent Iowa House District 58". KCHA. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Milone, Andy (November 9, 2022). "Republican Charley Thomson elected to District 58 seat". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved May 3, 2024.